Eco Blog

To help you learn more about our amazing world, we maintain Eco Blog with in-depth articles about various environmental-related topics. Share with us if you would like us to cover any topic. If you are a writer passionate to contribute, contact us.

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I am incredibly happy to have participated in a second Antarctic Expedition with one of the most incredible people I know – Sir Robert Swan, OBE. In fact, Rob is the first person in history to walk to both the North and South Poles, he is a man of endless inspiration for environmental preservation and leadership, wonderful friend, […]Read More

For thousands of years, mankind has gazed skyward with a mixture of awe and wonder at the beauty and variety of clouds such as these 5 Rare Mind-blowing Cloud Types. Yet, only in the last few centuries have we begun to understand the complex interaction of forces which forms and shapes clouds. It was not […]Read More

Mysterious Natural Phenomena Mankind still strives to solve many of the world’s natural mysterious phenomena, even after roughly 6,000 years of civilization. They come in all forms, each has its own appeal, they all captivate our imaginations and some could be outright terrifying. Many of these mysteries have fascinated mankind for thousands of years but […]Read More

One of the challenges of today’s world is fair trade, especially fair trade food. You probably know of the dreary conditions in which farmers toil to provide us with cheap food every day. Is cheap food sustainable and what does cheap food actually mean in terms of fair trade food? Have you also ever thought […]

Pesticides and food safety has become a hot topic in most developed countries and increasingly around the world. The amount of pesticides in today’s produce is a clear notion that our food safety is compromised. Pesticides nowadays are the omnipresent monster that is inherent to nearly every fruit and vegetable that reaches our table. Have […]

Have you wondered at some point whether organic food or local food is better? Wait, you might think, why do we need to have the dilemma between organic and local whatsoever? Interestingly enough, there is a reason for this post – organic does not necessarily mean good for the environment or your health, and neither does […]

Global Warming and Coral Reefs are two topics very closely related. Do you snorkel or dive? Have you seen the world underneath the water surface? It is like leaving the world as we know it and entering another one – a much cleaner and more beautiful world full of the most interesting species, species you […]

Are solar power plants are a true clean energy source? Do they affect water, wind, soil or other elements? Are they applicable in just any sunny region of the world and what is the cost to the environment as, certainly, everything has its footprint? Climate change is real. In recent years we have witnessed a rapid increase […]

Have you even thought of plastic recycling in Taiwan? For me, this is brand new. Recycling is a tricky story, even more so when it comes to practices in Asia. Plastic lasts forever. As much as we know that products from recycled plastics are not recyclable anymore, a lot of us put high hopes in the recycling […]

How about some genetically modified salmon for dinner today? Biotechnology has long modified living organisms according to human needs. Unfortunately, GMOs have found popularity in many developed countries already. Indeed, fruits and vegetables look at us from the shelf and boast with their impeccable appearance. Is this how it should be? Most consumers in the […]

Is plastic bottles recycling better or does landfilling them have an overall lower carbon footprint? If you live in a place where mandatory curbside collection exists, you may think this is a funny or maybe even absurd question. Yet, I recently came across a study that goes deeper into the problem and helps us question whether […]

The Story of a Cat in Animal Testing is our interpretation of how a cat would feel if he was one of those millions of animals taking part in animal testing studies. Please excuse if perhaps at times the information may not be 100% accurate. *** Cat in Animal Testing – The Morning We arrived at a […]

The floods in Pakistan is unequivocally a grim environmental disaster. Have you asked yourself what, apart from climate change, could be one of the main reasons for the flood to have such a monstrous impact? Digging deeper into the conundrum, I found a very interesting article about floods in Pakistan. As you might know, there are bad and […]